I Know This Much is True (2020–2020)

TV ShowEndedDrama1 season, 6 episodes
I Know This Much is True posterReview score: 74%

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Plot

I Know This Much is True is described as an epic family saga that explores the American identity following the parallel lives of twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01I Know This Much is True S01E06Episode SixS01E06 · 8.6A lifetime of animosity between Dominick and Ray spills over in public at an inopportune time. After an unexpected tragedy, Dominick seeks reconciliation with those he has hurt. Series finale.
  2. 02I Know This Much is True S01E04Episode FourS01E04 · 8.3Despite the protestations of those closest to him, Dominick returns to work before fully recovering from his accident. Heavily medicated, Dominick recalls the disturbing incident that lead to Thomas’ first hospitalization while counting down the hours to Thomas’ hearing with the Hatch review board.
  3. 03I Know This Much is True S01E05Episode FiveS01E05 · 8.2Upon learning the details of his Sicilian grandfather's arrival in the early 1900s to Three Rivers, Dominick becomes convinced his family is cursed. A startling update on Thomas from an unlikely source prompts Dominick to take drastic action.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2020Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01I Know This Much is True S01E01Episode OneMay 9, 2020 7.8After paranoid schizophrenic Thomas Birdsey has a violent public breakdown, Dominick Birdsey finds himself stepping up to defend his identic
  2. S01E02I Know This Much is True S01E02Episode TwoMay 16, 2020 7.2Tensions rise between Dominick and his live-in girlfriend, Joy, as the media begins to take an interest in Thomas' case. In his attempt to h
  3. S01E03I Know This Much is True S01E03Episode ThreeMay 23, 2020 8.1Sheffer preps Dominick for a pivotal hearing with Hatch’s review board that could decide Thomas’ fate. A chance encounter with an old classm
  4. S01E04I Know This Much is True S01E04Episode FourMay 30, 2020 8.3Despite the protestations of those closest to him, Dominick returns to work before fully recovering from his accident. Heavily medicated, Do
  5. S01E05I Know This Much is True S01E05Episode FiveJune 6, 2020 8.2Upon learning the details of his Sicilian grandfather's arrival in the early 1900s to Three Rivers, Dominick becomes convinced his family is
  6. S01E06I Know This Much is True S01E06Season's bestEpisode SixJune 13, 2020 8.6A lifetime of animosity between Dominick and Ray spills over in public at an inopportune time. After an unexpected tragedy, Dominick seeks r

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Castfull cast & details

Mark RuffaloMark RuffaloDominick Birdsey / Thomas BirdseyMelissa LeoMelissa LeoConcettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' BirdseyRosie O'DonnellRosie O'DonnellLisa ShefferArchie PanjabiArchie PanjabiDr. PatelKathryn HahnKathryn HahnDessa ConstantineJohn ProcaccinoJohn ProcaccinoRay BirdseyRob HuebelRob HuebelLeoMichael GreyeyesMichael GreyeyesRalph Drinkwater

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